Steven Adler

Born Michael Coletti in Cleveland, OH on Jan. 22, 1965, he was abandoned by his biological father in his early years, leaving his mother, Deanna, to raise him and his older brother, Kenny in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. Adler took the surname of his stepfather, Melvin Adler, and adopted Steven as his first name in observance of Jewish traditions. By all accounts, Adler was a difficult child; he had been ejected from preschool while in Cleveland, and began experimenting with drugs at the age of 11. By the time he had reached 13, Adler's mother had sent him to live with his grandparents in Hollywood; there, he met and befriended Saul Hudson, a fellow student at Bancroft Junior High. The p... Continue Bio >>